Do the Rich Pay Their Fair Share? | 5 Minute Video
Do the rich pay their fair share of taxes? It's not a simple question. First of all, what do you mean by rich? And how much is fair? What are the rich, whoever they are, paying now? Is there any tax rate that would be unfair? UCLA Professor of Economics, Lee Ohanian, has some fascinating and unexpected answers.
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Script:
Here’s a question you’re likely to hear whenever the subject of taxes comes up: Do the rich pay their fair share?
There are two parts to this question: Who is rich? And, what is fair?
Let’s start with who is rich:
Nearly everyone assumes that a person who is among the top ten percent of all income earners qualifies as rich.
But according to 2011 data, a top ten percent household makes around $150,000 or above in gross annual income -- that’s income before deductions and taxes. Now, $150,000 is a nice living, but it certainly doesn’t make you rich.
OK, then. What about the top 5%?
You get into this percentile if your household makes around $190,000 or above. That’s a nice bump. But it hardly puts you in the rich category.
How about the top 1%? That’s $500,000 or above. A great income, but remember, most people only get to that level after many years of hard work and, quite possibly, the accumulation of serious debt to fund their education or build their business.
Of course, there are people who make more than $500,000. And there are some who make many millions, even billions. But the number who do is very small.
Now, let’s talk about fair.
Fair would seem be that the group of taxpayers who earn 10% of the country’s income would pay 10% of the country’s taxes; the group who earned 20% would pay 20% of the taxes and so on.
But what If I told you that, according to IRS data, the top 10% of all earners -- the people making $150,000 and above -- pay 71% of all federal income tax while earning only 43% of all income. If anything, the top ten percent pay more than their fair share. So, as it happens, do the much reviled top 1%. They earn 17 percent of all income, but pay 37% of all federal income taxes.
And what about those at the other end of the income scale, the lower earners? Are we squeezing them? Hardly. Those who make $45,000 or less, 47% of all earners, pay little and often no income taxes.
Ah, but what about payroll taxes -- the money we pay to fund Social Security and Medicare? That takes a bigger bite of the paycheck of lower earners than higher earners. Isn’t that unfair?
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Script:
Here’s a question you’re likely to hear whenever the subject of taxes comes up: Do the rich pay their fair share?
There are two parts to this question: Who is rich? And, what is fair?
Let’s start with who is rich:
Nearly everyone assumes that a person who is among the top ten percent of all income earners qualifies as rich.
But according to 2011 data, a top ten percent household makes around $150,000 or above in gross annual income -- that’s income before deductions and taxes. Now, $150,000 is a nice living, but it certainly doesn’t make you rich.
OK, then. What about the top 5%?
You get into this percentile if your household makes around $190,000 or above. That’s a nice bump. But it hardly puts you in the rich category.
How about the top 1%? That’s $500,000 or above. A great income, but remember, most people only get to that level after many years of hard work and, quite possibly, the accumulation of serious debt to fund their education or build their business.
Of course, there are people who make more than $500,000. And there are some who make many millions, even billions. But the number who do is very small.
Now, let’s talk about fair.
Fair would seem be that the group of taxpayers who earn 10% of the country’s income would pay 10% of the country’s taxes; the group who earned 20% would pay 20% of the taxes and so on.
But what If I told you that, according to IRS data, the top 10% of all earners -- the people making $150,000 and above -- pay 71% of all federal income tax while earning only 43% of all income. If anything, the top ten percent pay more than their fair share. So, as it happens, do the much reviled top 1%. They earn 17 percent of all income, but pay 37% of all federal income taxes.
And what about those at the other end of the income scale, the lower earners? Are we squeezing them? Hardly. Those who make $45,000 or less, 47% of all earners, pay little and often no income taxes.
Ah, but what about payroll taxes -- the money we pay to fund Social Security and Medicare? That takes a bigger bite of the paycheck of lower earners than higher earners. Isn’t that unfair?
For the complete script, visit https://www.prageru.com/videos/do-rich-pay-their-fair-share
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